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a pastor says school choice is a civil rights issue. he might be right. we are part of the country that tries school choice as benefits, especially minorities. too much the government says here is a school in your district, it is failing, tough luck. people in detroit have had enough of this. a percent of the parents in detroit would have enough choice would take another choice. families want the screen to choose to send their kids were they would like to send them. i want them to have as many choices as possible. i live where public schools are good. my kids are sent to the public high school in kentucky. in my county, my kids can choose from five different schools. they have to compete with each other. i cannot understand how anyone could be against competition, empowering parents with choice. the freedom to innovate is important. charter schools get rid of this top-down approach, one-size-fits-all. study showed charter kids learn more material than their counterparts. opponents of school choice complained and say that his government money. you sent gov
a pastor says school choice is a civil rights issue. he might be right. we are part of the country that tries school choice as benefits, especially minorities. too much the government says here is a school in your district, it is failing, tough luck. people in detroit have had enough of this. a percent of the parents in detroit would have enough choice would take another choice. families want the screen to choose to send their kids were they would like to send them. i want them to have as many...
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so the two things i end up by saying, i'm reminded of something the civil rights leader when he said we may have arrived on these shores in different ships, but we're all in the same boat now. what's going on in this town is that too often, the two political parties, you think they're from different countries. they view the other side as the enemy, not the fell blow citizens with whom they occasionally disagree. but in the long run, they have the sate fate, interests in common. we have to reconcile our differences, not accentuate them. but we forget we come from a common country and common heritage and for sure a common destiny. final thing i say, this is something that no labels is working to overcome. in this city today, what all of you have to do every section is forge principle compromise, the word compromise, back in the dale, my father's time, that was an act of statesmanship. today it's a act of betrayal. if you don't work with your party 100% of the time, you're ostracized, there's something wrong with you. you can see this on cable tv and a variety of other things. i'll fini
so the two things i end up by saying, i'm reminded of something the civil rights leader when he said we may have arrived on these shores in different ships, but we're all in the same boat now. what's going on in this town is that too often, the two political parties, you think they're from different countries. they view the other side as the enemy, not the fell blow citizens with whom they occasionally disagree. but in the long run, they have the sate fate, interests in common. we have to...
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distinguish e to between joining the civil rights movement but also supported -- his father supported the sale to land to african-americans. of the major forms of discrimination that was pursued. sold some of his land to african-americans and school ter ran for the board and state senate, one of the issues was the closing of segregation.ver carter was very strong about not shutting the schools. plains, those were preside /* the kind of issues. >> he was endorsing george he was running for president. i think it's complicated but in the end they make the journey. me that's what is interesting to watch the change over time. >> michael in mississippi. air next.the caller: good evening. wo months ago marked the carter's involvement in the 30th nniversary of the habitat for humanity. i was wanted to know how did hey become involved in the organization initially? >> well, habitat, as you may know, was founded in georgia and t's only seven miles from plains. the people who founded habitat and friends of the carters the carters really liked the idea. agreed to in the early years was that their
distinguish e to between joining the civil rights movement but also supported -- his father supported the sale to land to african-americans. of the major forms of discrimination that was pursued. sold some of his land to african-americans and school ter ran for the board and state senate, one of the issues was the closing of segregation.ver carter was very strong about not shutting the schools. plains, those were preside /* the kind of issues. >> he was endorsing george he was running for...
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school choice is the civil rights issue of our day. we might be right. very part of the country that tries school choice or charter schools have seen benefits. touchdown of the time the government said if it's a school in your district, a crummy school, tough luck. i know people in detroit had enough of this. there was a poll not too long ago that said 80% of the parents in detroit would accept it, ould take another choice if it were available. families want this freedom to choose to send their kids where send them.like to i want them to have as many possible.s >> in my county, they can go to any one of the five high schools. i can't understand how anyone could be against competition or empowering parents with choice. you have to get rid of the controls coming from washington. charter schools get rid of the top-down approach. one size fits all. band ateds that come from washington. charter kids school learn more rate.al at a faster some opponents from school choice complain, that's government money. you send government money to private or religious schoo
school choice is the civil rights issue of our day. we might be right. very part of the country that tries school choice or charter schools have seen benefits. touchdown of the time the government said if it's a school in your district, a crummy school, tough luck. i know people in detroit had enough of this. there was a poll not too long ago that said 80% of the parents in detroit would accept it, ould take another choice if it were available. families want this freedom to choose to send their...
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we fought a civil war over this once before, you know, and i just don't think it is right. who --tion would be -- president obama when he severed -- when hed look for sat for 20 years and listen to reverend wright? guest: you know, i'm not quite sure how to answer that question. that there is a lot of variation between the states and the federal systems, and that is really one of the things that we found was that there is so much of a difference between a federal standards and the states, and the states really have so much variation between them. some of them -- the rules are state, soto the you have the separation of powers, you have the state rights. they would have a really unique form and unique standards. i could give examples of your interested. host: sure. guest: in new jersey, they asked the justices to discuss if they own any property in atlantic city. atlantic city geographically the tiny part of new jersey. i guess this came from interest in making sure there were not corruptive influences and gambling. in north carolina, they asked for any -- if anyone who ifoin
we fought a civil war over this once before, you know, and i just don't think it is right. who --tion would be -- president obama when he severed -- when hed look for sat for 20 years and listen to reverend wright? guest: you know, i'm not quite sure how to answer that question. that there is a lot of variation between the states and the federal systems, and that is really one of the things that we found was that there is so much of a difference between a federal standards and the states, and...
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rights and civil liberties. we need to stay vigilant in our fight for respect in this country and that has been one of our themes. whether it's on the budget as our colleague, mr. scott, just talked about, or a plethora of bills that have been brought forward by individual members. an essential to the f.y. 2014 budget that has been worked on by the congressional black caucus, which reduces the budget and creates millions of jobs in a fair and balanced way. let me just close by talking about one final area, mr. speaker, that we as members of this body need to stay focused on and that's jobs and growing the economy. in my home state of nevada, we still have a stubbornly high unemployment rate above the national average. despite improvements in certain sectors, there's far too many nevadans who are still looking for work. many who have been out of work for now more than a year, year and a half, going on two years, and i know it's part of the budget debate that will occur between now and january 15, will be this dis
rights and civil liberties. we need to stay vigilant in our fight for respect in this country and that has been one of our themes. whether it's on the budget as our colleague, mr. scott, just talked about, or a plethora of bills that have been brought forward by individual members. an essential to the f.y. 2014 budget that has been worked on by the congressional black caucus, which reduces the budget and creates millions of jobs in a fair and balanced way. let me just close by talking about one...
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today i rise to pay tribute to a woman that's considered the modern mother of the civil rights movement, rosa parks. this past sunday, we celebrated the 58th anniversary of rosa parks refusing to give up her seat on that bus in montgomery, alabama. i am so proud to stand here from the great state of ohio because it was the great state of ohio that was the first state in this nation to name december 1 rosa parks day. on thursday and friday of this week in our district, we will bring people from all over the state to pay tribute to her. and we will bring in more than 600 little children who will learn about civil rights and understand the value of working together. the last day, 1955, she started something larger than herself. she stood -- she sat down so we could stand up. mr. speaker, it is my honor to be a part of the legislation that created december 1 in ohio as rosa parks day. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one
today i rise to pay tribute to a woman that's considered the modern mother of the civil rights movement, rosa parks. this past sunday, we celebrated the 58th anniversary of rosa parks refusing to give up her seat on that bus in montgomery, alabama. i am so proud to stand here from the great state of ohio because it was the great state of ohio that was the first state in this nation to name december 1 rosa parks day. on thursday and friday of this week in our district, we will bring people from...